SLMC ERPDS case studies
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The Examination for Registration to Practise Dentistry (ERPDS) is administered by the Sri Lanka Medical Council (SLMC), the national regulatory authority that the source describes as regulating medical, dental, and allied healthcare professionals to protect patients and maintain public confidence in healthcare services. ERPDS is a registration examination for dental practitioners, and it is organised in parts: the SLMC's 02 November 2026 announcement refers specifically to "ERPDS Part I – October/November 2026," for which the timetable and examination instructions were published. The SLMC ERPDS case studies are 5 cases and about 4,979 words.
1Painful carious 46 in a poorly controlled diabetic on aspirin
A 58-year-old man attends the outpatient dental clinic asking for removal of his lower right first molar, which has been intermittently painful for three weeks. He has type 2 diabetes treated with metformin 1 g twice daily and gliclazide 80 mg daily; his HbA1c two weeks ago was 9.2%.
967 words, about 5 min2Avulsed immature maxillary central incisor with 100 minutes of dry storage
A nine-year-old girl is brought to the clinic 100 minutes after falling from her bicycle and knocking out her upper right central incisor. The tooth was picked up from the road, wrapped in a paper tissue and has been dry since.
983 words, about 5 min3Rapidly spreading submandibular infection in a penicillin-allergic patient
A 34-year-old man walks into a community dental clinic at 8 pm on a Friday with a two-day history of pain in the lower left second molar. Over the past twelve hours the left submandibular swelling has doubled in size.
957 words, about 5 min4Implant-retained overdenture request in an older woman on long-term oral alendronate
A 74-year-old woman attends for a routine review of her complete dentures, which were made fourteen years ago. She has worn them every day and night since.
1,015 words, about 5 min5Crown-root-treated 46 with a periapical lesion in a bruxist who cannot afford an implant
A 52-year-old joiner attends for a second opinion on his lower right first molar. The tooth has a porcelain-fused-to-metal crown and was root-treated twelve years ago; it has never been painful since.
1,057 words, about 5 min